Perry Smith

Perry Smith (12 May 1783-8 June 1852) was a US Senator from Connecticut (D) from 4 March 1837 to 4 March 1843, succeeding Gideon Tomlinson and preceding John Milton Niles.

Biography
Perry Smith was born in Woodbury, Connecticut in 1783, and he became a lawyer in New Milford. He served in the State House of Representatives from 1822 to 1823 and from 1835 to 1836, Postmaster of New Milford from 1829 to 1837, and a probate court judge from 1833 to 1835. From 1837 to 1843, he served in the US Senate as a Democrat, and he died in 1852.